Soap-grater.



i .1. L. RYAN.

SUAP GRATE'R.

(Applicntion led July 5, 1898.)

Patented Allg. 8, i899.

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE.r

JULIET J. RYAN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

soAP-cRATER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of: Letters Patent No. 630,413, dated August8, 1899.

Application filed July 5, 1898. Serial No. 685,214. (No model.) l

To a/ZZ whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, JULIET L. RYAN, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of New York city, county of New York, and State of New York,have invented certain newand usefulImprovements in Soap-Boxes, o f whichthe following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part thereof, in which`similar lettersand numerals of referenceindicate corresponding parts. i

This invention relates to improvements in soap-boxes adapted to,discharge soap in a grated or powdered state; and the object of theinvention is to supply a device of this class so constructed as to beapplicable for the consumption of any ordinary cake of soap, whereby aconsumer can secure a supply of powdered soap equal to his requirementswithout the necessity of handling the cake, thus providing an efficientdevice adapted for use in public places and which obviates the danger ofspreading disease by allowing a number of persons to handle a cake ofsoap.

The invention will be hereinafter fully described, and specifically setforth in the anneXed claim.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figurel is a vertical sectional elevation ofmy improved device, and Fig. 2 isa sectional plan view takenon the line a; x of Fig. l. l p

In the practice of my invention Iprovide, primarily, a box A, preferablyof rectangular contour. The said box is open at the to'p and is providedwith a hinged lid B for closing the same. vA discharge-opening a is alsoprovided at the bottom of the box for feeding the powdered or gratedsoap, as will be hereinafter described.

Located within the'boX near the front thereof is a sliding grater C,which isadapted to move vertically within ways or guides c, secured tothe side walls of the box, whereby lateral motion of the grater isprevented. As a means for operating the grater, a rack D is securedthereto and engages with a segmental series of teeth e of a pinion E,the said pinion being mounted upon a shaft F, which is operated by meansof a crank Gr. The grater C is maintained normally in its downwardposition, as illustrated in Fig. l of the drawcake of soap to feed thesame forwardly dur-- ing the process of its consumption. The normalshape and position of this back spring is illustrated by dotted linesJ', Fig. 1 of the drawings, which illustrates that the soap can be fedforwardly until it is entirely consumed.

The lid is normally closed by means of a hasp 2 and a lock 3, wherebythe soap cannot be surreptitiously removed from the box; but thelocation of the springs H and I upon the lid admits of easy access tothe box for the purpose of placing the cake of soap when the lid isthrown open.

The device is further supplied with a supporting-standard K.

In the operation of the device the pinion E is Vrotated in the directionof the arrow 4, Fig. l of the drawings, until the required amount ofpowdered soap is supplied, the rotation of themsaid pinion causing thegrater to move in an upward direction while the rack isin engagementwith the teeth e; but when the rack contacts with the smooth segment eof the pinion the spring H will throw the grater down into its normalposition, and by this action any particles of soap adhering to thegrater or to the outlet of the casing will be automatically shaken orthrown out, and this shaking action entirely prevents clogging of theparts and comprises an essential feature of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

A soap-box for supplying powdered'soap from an ordinary cake, comprisinga casing containing springs for controlling the cake, a spring-actuatedreciprocating grater, and a rack and pinion for moving the grater, thesaid pinion being supplied only with a segmental series of teeth,whereby during the IOO revolution thereof, thespring-aotuated gratter isoperated independently of the pinion and in a. direotionopposite to thedirection of the 'movement supplied by the said pinion, substantially asshown and descnibed. In testimony that I claim the foregoing as myinvention I have signed my name, in presence of two witnesses, this 28thday of June, 1898.

JULIET L. RYAN.

Witnesses:

M. G. MCCLEAN, D. W. HAGNER.

